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Kenya's Court of Appeal will deliver its verdict Friday on the president's controversial three-year quest to change the constitution, a ruling that could shake up the political landscape less than a year before elections. The so-called Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) seeks notably to dilute the current winner-takes-all electoral system blamed by Kenyatta for poll unrest, by expanding the executive and parliament. IMAGES
Kenya's Court of Appeal upholds a previous ruling that controversial changes to the country's constitution championed by President Uhuru Kenyatta were illegal. SOUNDBITE
Demonstrators gather in Barcelona after Spain's top court upheld a court ruling disqualifying Catalan separatist president Quim Torra from office for disobedience. The ruling by Spain's Supreme Court means Torra will have to stand down, unleashing a fresh political crisis as Catalonia's regional government struggles to contain a surge in coronavirus infections in a badly-hit area of Spain. IMAGES
Kenya's environment court blocked Wednesday the construction of a coal power station in the Lamu archipelago, a $2 billion project that faced years of resistance from conservationists and local communities. SOUNDBITE
Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga is forced to postpone a last-minute hearing on whether or not to delay a presidential election, as only two of seven judges were present in court. SOUNDBITE
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